Police Investigate Allegations That Former Aide to Yang Hyang-ja Received Activity Fees from Insurance Company

[Asia Economy Reporter Jeong Dong-hoon] The police are investigating allegations that Park Mo (53), a former special aide to independent lawmaker Yang Hyang-ja, has been receiving several million won in activity expenses every month from an insurance company.

According to the police on the 30th, the Financial Crime Investigation Unit of the Seoul Metropolitan Police Agency is looking into suspicions that Park, a former aide to lawmaker Yang, accepted illegal political funds.

The police received a complaint in May that officials from insurance company A embezzled hundreds of billions of won of company funds and caused damage to the company. While investigating this, the police reportedly became aware of political fund allegations related to Park.

The police are examining whether company A disguised payments to Park as wages to employees of affiliated companies since last year and whether there is any violation of the Political Funds Act.

Park, a relative of lawmaker Yang, was arrested by the police last month on charges of sexually harassing a female colleague at the local office in Gwangju.

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